Bhagavad Gita 8.11 meaningWhat lasts beyond death
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Let me tell you about the goal that wise people long for.”
What it means
“Let me tell you briefly about the goal that the wise call imperishable, which the free-hearted enter and for which seekers live disciplined lives.”
The original Sanskrit
यदक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति विशन्ति यद्यतयो वीतरागाः । यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण प्रवक्ष्ये ॥
yadakṣaraṃ vedavido vadanti viśanti yadyatayo vītarāgāḥ yadicchanto brahmacaryaṃ caranti tatte padaṃ saṃgraheṇa pravakṣye
Translations
Literal translation
I shall speak to you briefly of that immutable Goal which the knowers of the Vedas declare, into which enter the deligent ones free from attachment, and aspiring for which people practise celibacy.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
वेद के जानने वाले विद्वान जिसे अक्षर क हते हैं; रागरहित यत्नशील पुरुष जिसमें प्रवेश करते हैं; जिसकी इच्छा से (साधक गण) ब्रह्मचर्य का पालन करते हैं - उस पद (लक्ष्य) को मैं तुम्हें संक्षेप में कहूँगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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